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Analysis: Reasons for Turkey’s military escalation in Iraqi Kurdistan

A recent intensification of Turkish airstrikes in the Iraqi Kurdistan region has fuelled growing concerns about Ankara’s broader geopolitical ambitions in northern Iraq. While Turkey has long targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the region,…

September 26, 2024Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Turkiye

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Vučić’s ‘wishlist’ for Kosovo: A year after Serbia’s failed attempt to annex northern Mitrovica

A few days before the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Banjska, which resulted in the death of a Kosovo police sergeant and three Serbian attackers affiliated with the…

September 25, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Situation Reports Warfare

China Continues Supplying Russia with Critical Dual-Use Components

China has introduced new restrictions on the export of dual-use goods to Russia starting on September 1, a notable shift given China’s role as a key supplier of such items…

September 24, 2024China, Russia, Ukraine

Democracy Governance

“Estimations and Analysis of the 2024 Election Results and Rally in Mozambique.

There is hope that elections in Mozambique will further consolidate its democracy, ensuring political stability after years of civil conflict. We expect elections to provide a legitimate way for people to express…

September 20, 2024Mozambique

Coup Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Moscow May Be Plotting a Coup in Argentina

The Russian Interagency Influence Operations Network, known as RT, operates a Spanish-language version called "RT en Español," which is allegedly working to undermine the government of President Javier Milei in…

September 19, 2024Argentina, RT, Russia

Geopolitics Governance

The Foreign Policy of Abdelmadjid Tebboune: Analyzing the Second Term of Algeria’s Presidency

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, swept back into office for a second term after winning last week’s election, with the a landslide 84.3 percent of the vote last week’s election, the…

September 18, 2024Algeria, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Western Sahara

National Security Warfare

China: Supplying Components for Russian Drones in the War Against Ukraine

Chinese companies are supplying components for Russian military drones, which may shed light on Beijing's interests in prolonging the war in Ukraine and avoiding pressure on the Kremlin to end…

September 17, 2024China, Russia

Nonproliferation Propaganda and Disinformation

Kremlin Continues to Intimidate the West with Nuclear War Threats

Russian officials persist in threatening the West with nuclear weapons. However, the rhetoric has shifted from warnings of a direct strike on Western nations to suggestions of resuming nuclear tests…

September 16, 2024Russia

Conflict

Vucic’s maneuver to stay with and against the West by destabilizing Kosovo

Last month, CIA Director William Burns visited three Western Balkan countries—Bosnia andHerzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo—where the potential for serious conflict remains high. This visit wasintended underscore critical issues facing the…

September 13, 2024Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict Geopolitics

It is unlikely that Moscow will escalate its conflict with the West in the near future, even if the latter makes decisions in favor of Ukraine

Ukraine's operation on Russian territory (in the Kursk region) has revealed that the Kremlin's rhetoric about so-called "red lines" is a psychological operation aimed at exerting pressure on U.S. and…

September 11, 2024NATO, Russia, USA

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